Following on a landmark exhibition in Tokyo, ‘The Original’ features some 150 examples of product design from the 19th century to today, each one chosen by Naoto Fukasawa for its pioneering originality. The book’s chronological organisation clearly lays out the evolution of diverse product categories – from furniture and lighting to tableware, toys, and more – offering readers a better understanding of the social context behind the works as well as the history of product design itself. Featured are names such as Franco Albini, Lina Bo Bardi, Konstantin Grcic, Alvar Aalto, Eileen Gray, Sori Yanagi, Formafantasma, and many more. Short texts shed light on the appeal of each item from a modern-day perspective.
Arakawa and Madeline Gins/Architecture: Sites of Reversible Destiny
by New York duo Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Cheating Time: Bruno Munari the archaeologist
by unknown populations
El Croquis 207: Estúdio Gustavo Utrabo (2015-2020)
by Marta Bogéa
Bach/Mora
by Ignasi Solà-Morales Rubió
Ordinary and Extraordinary: Brooks + Scarpa
by ex-journalist and Wallpaper* contributor Tibby Rothman
Brian Clarke: Architectural Artist (Art and Design Monographs)
by the remarkable architectural artist
Carlo Chiappi architetto. Misura, qualità e regola nella costruzione del progetto (Measurement, Quality, and Rule in the Construction of the Project)
by Carlo Chiappi architetto.
Gemeentemuseum The Hague
by P. Singelenberg
Building Stata: The Design and Construction of Frank O. Gehry’s Stata Center at MIT
by a master architect
Juan Navarro Baldeweg: Un Zodiaco/One Zodiac
by the Spanish architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg--this monograph follows its conceptual structure as a ring of constellations
Max Dudler Diocesan Library (English and German Edition)
by Max Dudler Diocesan
Craig Ellwood: Architecture
by Craig Ellwood
Bartlett Designs: Speculating with Architecture
by the individual tutors concerned
Two projects by Foster and Partners: the Carré d’Art, Nîmes & the Bilbao Metro: 1998 Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design
by Harvard University. Graduate School of Design
Shigeru Ban: Recent Projects
by Shigeru Ban
Ethik des Bauens/The Ethics of Buildings
by Botta himself help elucidate the theoretical discourse
Achille Castiglioni, Franco Sbarro: Esperienze di architettura : generazioni a confronto (I quaderni dell’Accademia di architettura Mendrisio) (Italian Edition)
by Achille Castiglioni
Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface
by renowned designers are juxtaposed with an anonymous collection of ugly
Borromini e gli Spada: Un palazzo e la committenza di una grande famiglia nella Roma barocca
by Borromini e gli Spada
Maurice Braillard: Pionnier suisse de l’architecture moderne 1879-1965
by Maurice Braillard
Juan Navarro Baldeweg: Risonanze di Soane
by Juan Navarro Baldeweg
Il giovane Borromini: Dagli esordi a San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
by Il giovane Borromini
Wiel Arets: Autobiographical References
by his studio
Ten Houses: Enrique Browne
by way of intermediate spaces between interior/exterior
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